On Good Friday we remember the passion and death of Jesus. Jesus goes to the cross, loving his disciples "to the end". On the cross, Jesus he the weight of humanity’s sin and evil upon himself and it kills him.

As we contemplate the fullness of Christ's love , we are invited to respond in love for him. To spend some time in silence and thought before the cross.
It is a day to bring our own lives and our raw humanity to the cross, with our sufferings, doubts, struggles. We come in faith that at the cross we find healing and peace, and mercy and forgiveness for those ways in which we fall short of God's perfect love.

And we bring our prayers for the suffering world to the foot of the cross today, especially remembering the many places of conflict around the world. We bring our prayers to the God who in Christ has experienced the worst human agony and injustice and pray for healing.

Our Dawn Easter Vigil begins just before the sun rises.
In our Easter Sunday our gospel reading begins "very early in the morning...while it was still dark" (John 20.1) we hear of the disciples heading to the tomb of Jesus to find that it is empty. Weeping at the tomb, Mary Magdalen becomes the first to encounter the risen Christ, who calls her by name. Jesus has been raised from death to new life. From the depths of despair and desolation, new Life and Hope emerges. Love is stronger than death.

Mary's announcement to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord" echoes through the centuries. You are warmly invited to join in our worship tomorrow. We are invited to bring our lives, with their complexities, sorrows and fears to the empty tomb. In faith we can trust that the Risen Jesus will be present, calling us by name, inspiring new life and hope.

Our Dawn Vigil is a traditional, reflective service with the lighting of the Easter Candle, renewal of baptismal vows, and Holy Communion.

We celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus, revealing that the love of God is stronger than death. Our 11am service will involve an all age sermon, and activities for children and there will be Easter eggs after the service. All are welcome!